I won’t say too much about Ray LaMontagne, mostly because I know very little about him. He just released his third LP, “Gossip In The Grain” last week. I feel like somewhere Damien Rice is kicking himself for not writing it first. “Gossip In The Grain”  is produced by Ethan Johns, who was also behind all but the newest Kings Of Leon releases.

At 35-years-old, LaMontagne didn’t release his first album until 2004, prior to which he spent his days working 65-hours a week in a shoe factory. WHAT!?!

Lucky for us, he decided that the shoe factory wasn’t for him.

Check out the album opener You Are The Best Thing below.